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Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
are common in ICU ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Witness patient in ICU ... blood loss pro-actively ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare # ... diagnosis #management
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... Clinical construct ... likelihood of prolonged ICU ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare ... #icu
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
The ECF and ICF ... The ICF responds ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... accumulation of clinical ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... of emergency, ICU ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... signs/symptoms of active ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Active: Symptomatic ... Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
This sign is named ... conditions that cause ... Pathophysiology: ... pregnancy, or other causes ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU